This was the empire that was conquered by Alexander
What is the Persian Empire?
100
This is the king of the gods in Greek mythology
Who is Zeus?
100
This man said "I am wisest, not because I know everything but because I realize that I know nothing."
Who is Socrates?
200
This city was known for it's love of warfare and military training.
What is Sparta?
200
This Persian ruler who invaded Greece during the 2nd Persian War, even managing to capture Athens before being forced to return to Persia.
Who is Xerxes?
200
This was Alexander's (real) father.
Who is Philip of Macedon?
200
This man "wrote" the Odyssey and the Iliad.
Who is Homer?
200
This philosopher wrote 'The Republic' and was very critical (nasty) towards Athenian democracy because of it's harsh treatment of his mentor.
Who is Plato?
300
This city was known for its economic and cultural growth.
What is Athens?
300
This was the name given to Greek soldiers.
What are Hoplites?
300
This is the process of introducing Greek culture, philosophy, science, architecture, and religion into a new population.
What is Hellenization?
300
Greek dramas and plays are categorized in these two ways.
What are tragedies and comedies?
300
This method was introduced in order to get to the root of a problem through asking and answering a series of questions until a person would reach the root of the issue being questioned.
What is the Socratic Method?
400
These are the two major geographical features in Greece.
What are mountains and natural harbors or coastline?
400
This island was attacked by Athens during the Peloponnesian War, but they managed to defend themselves and caused Athens to lose that war.
What is the Sicily?
400
This man tutored Alexander and also developed several scientific and philosophical theories about the natural world.
Who is Aristotle?
400
Greek heroes typically descended from these beings and had their strengths and their weaknesses.
Who are the Greek Gods?
400
He was named as the "father of modern science" even though he was incorrect about many theories because he never actually tested his theories through experimentation (objects of different weights falling at the same time).
Who is Aristotle?
500
This northern kingdom invaded Greece in the 3rd century BC
What is Macedon?
500
This naval battle consisted of the Athenians tricking the Persians into a narrow area between two islands and forcing them to crash into one another until the Persian fleet was destroyed. Thus ending the 2nd Persian War.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
500
This was the furthest East that Alexander took his troops before returning to the capital.
Where is India?
500
The temple on the Acropolis was built to honor this goddess.